Calomyscidae - mouse-like hamsters

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered
Critically Endangered Extinct in the Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH
Breeds in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

Species Around the World
Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North/Central America South America NH Species
Mouse-like Hamster -  Calomyscus bailwardi Baluchi Brush-tailed Mouse -  Calomyscus baluchi Goodwin’s Brush-tailed Mouse -  Calomyscus elburzensis Noble Calomyscus -  Calomyscus grandis		Hotson's Brush-tailed Mouse -  Calomyscus hotsoni Afghan Mouse-like Hamster -  Calomyscus mystax Tsolov's Mouse-like Hamster -  Calomyscus tsolovi Urartsk Mouse-like Hamster -  Calomyscus urartensis

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Mouse-like Hamster -  Calomyscus bailwardi
The mouse-like hamster is found in barren, dry and rocky mountainsides with little vegetation.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School